Duck confit pasta with tagliatelle, sauteed spinach and hazelnut cream from South Union Park near Kembangan MRT. The meepok-esque homemade tagliatelle had a rustic, earnest firmness, whilst elsewhere the duck was appetisingly salty and the citrusy zest and nuts would elicit an intrigued huh from your lips. 3.7/5 South Union…
Chilled Truffle Angel Hair from Horizon Bistronomy (Alexandra) – chilled truffle angel hair, ikura, golden tobiko, crab meat, chorizo oil. The angel hair was eagerly oily and vinegary, whilst elsewhere the indulgent crab meat displayed a supple voluptuousness and the golden tobiko offered gritty realism to the proceedings. 3.7/5 Horizon…
Wafu Tagliatelle from Mariko’s – mixed mushroom, wafu, bluefin chunks, konbu sauce. The waifish pasta seemed to have slathered salted buttery all over its slithery body before sliding down a smoking chimney to join its thick, crunchy mushroom friends at the other end. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy…
Laksa Pasta from Druggists – linguine cooked to al dente and tossed in laksa rempah. The dryly wet linguine generated gentle flames, but left virtually alone on stage to carry the performance it was more meek meow than Mariah melisma. 3.3/5 Druggists 119 Tyrwhitt Road Singapore 207547
Wild Alaskan cod aglio olio from Flutes Restaurant – spaghettini, garlic and sesame crumbs. The aglio olio dish conducted itself with a boarding school, violin lesson-esque refined poshness, with the essence of the cod being fully absorbed by the herby, firm spaghettini. 4/5 Flutes Restaurant 93 Stamford Road The National…
Seafood Aglio Olio from The Larder Cafe. The pilates-toned pasta was more czechar-wet than oil-slick while elsewhere the generosity displayed by the smorgasbord of seafood is as impressive as a twerking narwhal. 3.4/5 The Larder Cafe 177 Toa Payoh Central Blk #01-124 Singapore 310177
Celery root cappellacci from Angeleno – roasted mushrooms, brown butter, sage. The fragrant, buttery pasta had a confident, gymnastic firmness without ever crossing over into being hard, each seemingly releasing a naughty inner creaminess upon bite. Elsewhere, the leaves had the delectable fried crunch of chips and the gelatinous, mischievously…
Penne Cioppino from The Wicked Garlic – fresh prawns, squid and NZ half shell mussels and Asiatic clams in a soupy white wine sauce with homemade pesto sauce. Whilst the soupy sauce was suitably salty and steeped in oceanic goodness, the shellfish had the languor of a Bedok kopitiam drinks…
Fresh king prawn with linguine in aglio olio sauce from Mad About Sucre. The herby linguine had a playful bounce to its bite and the Spanish fermented garlic offered an unusual and unexpected crunch to the proceedings, whilst the nicely charred and gargantuan king prawn deserved its regal namesake, having…